Desk attachment for mailbag holding racks



I March 26, Y JOHNSON DESK ATTACHMENT FOR MAILBAG HOLDING RACKS Filed Jan. 5, 1939 hm INVENTOR.

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irsn 's'r'ras rare-r Fi l DE SK ATTACHMENT FOR vIVIAILBAG HOLDING RACKS Harvey R. Johnson, Baltimore, Md. 7 Application January 5', 1939, Serial No. 249,530

.2v Claims.

This invention relates to a desk and more par ticularly to a desk constituting an attachment for a mailbag holding frame or rack, it being one object of the invention to provide a desk such construction that it can be applied to mailbag holding rack and supported therefrom in a Convenient position for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide the desk with a shelf having suspending means or brackets braced against transverse movement out of an upright position by a metal strip whi in addition to bracing the brackets also constitutesmeans :forengaging corner standards the mailbag supporting rack and preventing t deskfrom shfting an upper rail or bar thereof out of its proper position.

of he Another object of the invention is to provide an improved label holder carried by the bracing strip in such position that labels will be convenientwhen needed. a

Another object of the inventon is to so co struct the label holder that a quantity of labels maybe placed therein in stacked formation and individually removed when. needed.

Another object of the. invention is to provide a desk having supporting hangers carrying hol ers fora stamp and a pen or pencil, the shelf the desk being provided with a stamp pad and an ink well so disposed that they will be out the-way when writing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a desk which is of simple construction, easy apply and of such formation that when it is to in use, it will be firmly held in place and not liable providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efiicient in operation and I to provide arms H which are curved rearwardly application to use.

With these and numerous other objects in new my invention consists in the novel features construction, combination and arrangement parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompany- Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken longitudinally through the label holder and a portion of its supporting strip or bar. Q

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 55 of Figure 4. 5

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 6+6 of Figure 4.

This improved desk constitutes an attachment for a mailbag supporting frame or rack l and is to besuspended from the upper bar 2 of the 10' rack in such a position that a package to be sent by parcel post may be conveniently addressed and then dropped into the bag 3 which is suspended in the rack by means of the usual hooks 4. I 1 V The desk has a shelf or platform 5 which may be formed of wood, metal or any other desired material and is of such dimensions that a letter or package may be conveniently placed thereon while the address is being written thereon or upon a label to be applied to the package. This shelf is suspended through the medium of hangers 6 formed of metal strips having their lower portions bent to form arms I upon which the shelf is secured by screws 8 which firmly hold the shelf in place. Upper portions of the strips are bent to form hooks 90f dimensions permitting them to be easily engaged over the bar 2 of the rack l, and from an inspection of Fig- -,ures 1 and 2, it will be seen that'when the hooked ends of the hangers are so engaged with the rack the desk will be suspended in front of the same at such a height that a person may stand in'front of the desk and write upon letters and packages resting thereon or apply stamps and labels thereto and then' drop the letters or packages into the bag 3.

A striplfl'which is also formed of metal extends between the hangers with its end, portions secured thereto and projecting from thehangers 40 position in front of said rack at all tiines.- The strip Ill not only provides means forholding the desk in its proper position in-front of the rack but also serves as bracing means for the hangers to which it is secured by fasteners such as the bolts it and It. One of these fasteners constitutes means for securing a clip I5 which projects forwardly over the shelf 5 and is formed of a strip r left in the holder.

of resilient metal so that a stamp H can be removably carried by the clip. The other fastener M serves to secure a resilient clip l8 by means of which a pen I9 is removably supported when not in use. A stamp pad 20 and an ink well 2| are carried by the shelf near its rear edge and in such spaced relation to each other longitudinally of the shelf that they will be out of the way and leave ample surface to permit letters and packages to be placed upon the shelf. The pad 20 and the ink well may be set into sockets formed in the shelf to receive themv and held in their proper positions upon the shelf in any other desired manner.

It is desired to provide a supply of labels 22 in a convenient position for use and in order to do so,-there has been provided a label holder or box 23. This label holder is formed of metal and is open at its front end at one end as shown in Figures 4 and 5. Retainer flanges M extend along the upper and lower walls of the box 23 and the rear wall projects beyond the open end of the box and terminates in a flange or lip 25. A bolt 26 secures the box 23 to the twisted portion of the strip It and also serves as securing means for a leaf spring 21 which extends longitudinally in the box with its end portions bowed forwardly and terminating in curved portions 23 which bear against the stack of labels to hold the stack against the flanges. 24. By having the bracing strip bent to provide the diagonally disposed portion Hi, the box or label holder will be disposed at such an angle that the labels may be easily grasped and withdrawn through the open end thereof.

labels forwardly and maintains the stack against the flanges 24. Therefore, the stack of labels will be maintained in a compact mass and accidental dislodgement of the labels prevented. By providing a plate of sheet metal or the like at the backof the stack of labels, a stiff backing for thesame will be provided and easy removal permitted even when there are only a few labels When the labels are all used, a new stack of labels is inserted through the open end of the box or casing. During this filling operation, the flange 25 serves as a guard to prevent a persons finger from becoming caught between the spring and the rear wall of the casing. As the labels are removed from the label As the labels are withdrawn, the spring urges the stack of holder, they are applied to the packages and filled in with the penwhich is removed from the clip l8 and dipped in the ink well 2|. The stamp I6 is then used to stampthe package or it may be used for cancelling the stamps and the package is dropped into the mailbag.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved device, the operation thereof and the method of applying the same to use, will be readily understood. It will. be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efiicient means for carrying out the objects of the invention and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

What is claimedis:

1. In combination with a support having vertical posts and a cross bar extending between upper ends of said posts, a desk comprising a shelf of a width adapting it to fit between the posts of the support, hangers rising from said shelf and having hooked upper ends for engaging about the cross bar of said support between the vertical posts thereof, and a bracing strip extending between said hangers with its end portions secured to the hangers adjacent the hooked upper ends thereof and projecting outwardly therefrom, the projecting end portions of said bracing strip being bent rearwardly away from the shelf to provide members for engaging about the vertical posts of said support and preventing shifting of the hangers along the crossbar the hangers and bent to provide rearwardly extending arms for engaging about the. vertical posts of the support and preventing shifting of the hangers along the cross bar between the posts of the support. I

. HARVEY R. J OHNSON. 

